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童心未泯 — “To still retain a childlike innocence or mindset”

童心未泯 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to still retain a childlike innocence or mindset”. To remain young at heart despite one's age. Literally, “Childlike heart not yet extinguished/vanished”.

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童心未泯 Pronunciation and Pinyin

童心未泯 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
童
tóng12child, young, virgin, bald
心
xīn4heart, mind, core
未
wèi5not yet
泯
mǐn8vanish, disappear, or extinguish

Example Sentence with 童心未泯

他虽然已是祖父辈的人了,但童心未泯,总是喜欢和孙子孙女们一起玩益智游戏。
Although he is already a grandfather, he still retains a childlike innocence and always enjoys playing educational games with his grandchildren.

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Synonyms of 童心未泯

  • yóu犹yǒu有tóng童xīn心still have a childlike heart

More idioms starting with 童

  • tóng童sǒu叟wú无qī欺fair to all customers
  • tóng童zǐ子hé何zhī知What does a mere child know
  • tóng童shān山zhuó濯zhuó濯Bare and treeless mountains
  • tóng童niú牛jiǎo角mǎ马something incongruous or absurd
  • tóng童nán男tóng童nǚ女young unmarried boys and girls
  • tóng童yán言wú无jì忌Children's innocent words are not offensive
  • tóng童yán颜hè鹤fà发youthful face, white hair

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What does 童心未泯 mean?

童心未泯 (tóng xīn wèi mǐn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to still retain a childlike innocence or mindset”.

How do you pronounce 童心未泯?

童心未泯 is pronounced tóng xīn wèi mǐn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 童心未泯 literally mean?

Literally, 童心未泯 means “Childlike heart not yet extinguished/vanished”. It is used to mean “to still retain a childlike innocence or mindset”.

What is the Chinese definition of 童心未泯?

泯:泯灭。年岁虽大但仍有天真之心。形容成年人还有着孩子的天真。

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